息そくそくじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounsonformal or literaryFormal or literary term for 'son', used mainly in written language or formal contexts. In everyday speech, 息子 (むすこ) is the common word.彼かれは長ちょう男なんの息そくとして家けを継ついだ。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHe succeeded the family as the eldest son.See all 4 example sentences ›Expressions一いち病びょう息そく災さいone illness, long life消しょう息そくを絶たつstop communicating; disappear; go missing